Captain Henry J. Miller, 70, veteran Ohio River steamboat captain died this morning in a Huntington {WV} hospital. A resident of Burlington, Ohio, Captain
Burlington
Moving County Seat from Burlington to Ironton Ohio
On Tuesday next is to be held a most important general election. A full ticket of State officers under the new constitution is then to be elected, which alone will call out a full vote. In Lawrence county, however, in consequence of a local question, viz: the removal of the County Seat, the election promises to be unusually animated and exciting. Full Democratic and Whig county tickets have been nominated, and the candidates and their friends are using much exertion. We may look in view of all things for a heavy vote probably as heavy as ever was cast in Lawrence county.
Incidents of Pioneer Life in Burlington, Ohio
Many years ago when Ohio was neutral ground, claimed by the rival parties, the English, French and the Indians, a man by the name of Lynd lived over the
Burlington, Ohio Jail
Shortly after Lawrence County was organized by Capt. James LAWRENCE of Burlington, N.J., in 1816, a courthouse and jail were erected and a park laid out
First Chapel in Burlington, Ohio
The First Methodist preacher in Lawrence County, [Ohio] was the Rev. Mr. SHINN from Baltimore. He was in charge of the chapel near the mouth of Federal
Letter from Burlington, Ohio 1891
Lives there a man or child near or far around, who has not heard of Burlington, [Ohio]? The town which was once the abode of greatness, and the
Burlington, Ohio Jail History
While at Burlington last week we visited for the first time the jail of Lawrence county, Ohio. The jail is nearly new, it being but two or three years
Burlington, Ohio Origin of Name 1817
Burlington, Ohio was named by E. B. Greene and Carpus Clark for Burlington, Vt., and Carpus Clark and S. M. Browning named Burlington, Iowa, for our
Burlington, Ohio 1816
When Ohio was admitted to the Union in 1803, more people lived in the vicinity of Burlington than elsewhere in this section … When Lawrence county was
Who Killed Andrew Boggs 1836
About sixty years ago there moved to what is now called Macedonia, a colored man named Andrew Boggs or Box, as the people called him. He came from North Carolina and had the blood of three races in his veins white, black, and red. His wife was almost white.
History of Burlington, Ohio Jail
Ordered that the first business to be acted upon is to precede to make the sale of the jailhouse of the town of Burlington to be sold to the lowest bidder and the clerk of said board to make the sale of the same at two o’clock in the afternoon on the said day. Preceded to make the sale of the log part of the jailhouse and made the sale of the same to John Morrison, the legal purchaser to build the log part of the said jail agreeable to contract for the sum of three hundred and thirty-four dollars.
Burlington, Ohio Index
Burlington, Ohio was Lawrence County, Ohio’s first county seat when the county was organized in 1817. Until a proper courthouse could be built, business was held in early residents’ homes. Below are links to various stories, narratives, memoirs, photos, cemeteries, and other facts that we have researched. We urge our visitors to take the time to learn the rich history of our forefathers and how our county developed over the years.
History of the Burlington Ohio Academy
History of the Burlington Ohio Academy was founded in the Spring of 1842 by the joint contributions of the citizens of Lawrence County, Ohio assisted
News from Burlington, Ohio
Mr. Joseph Davidson, an aged gentleman of Burlington, Ohio is quite sick. The writing school has closed. Geo. Smitley received the prize for the most
Man Fifty Inches Tall married a woman from Burlington, Ohio
Midget Fifty Inches High married a woman from Burlington, Lawrence Co., Ohio